As of Friday, I am 30 weeks pregnant! Here’s an update on the progress of the baby bump, since I last posted at 22 weeks:
(Click the photo to see it larger.)
I’m well into the 7th month, and the baby is now the size of a large squash! It’s been a couple weeks since entering the third trimester, and my energy level is going down again, so I’ve been spending a lot of my weekends and evenings after work taking power naps to recharge. The baby is more active than ever and with all the constant kicks and jabs and rolling this way and that, it’s been hard getting a good night’s sleep. Perhaps this is nature’s way of preparing you for the sleepless nights ahead with a newborn. 😛
Dan and I watched the movie Away We Go this weekend. Our friend Megumi had recommended it to us, saying it was a cute story about a pregnant couple. Dan was a little reluctant to watch it at first because he was under the impression that it was a chick flick, but we both ended up loving it!
Of course, I’ve always loved John Krasinski of The Office fame, and although he was pretty scruffy-looking in the film, he still retained his signature dorky, cute personality in this film. The movie was quirky, charming, and had some really funny moments that had Dan and I chortling with laughter. Amidst some of the awkward and kooky happenings in the story, there were also some melancholy, sincere, and heartwarming points that made it very real and tangible at the same time. The emotions and feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, and hopes that the couple share as they prepare for their first child were all-too-familiar and sometimes I felt like the film was mirroring what I was feeling internally. It was oddly reassuring to see that I’m not the only expectant mother in the world whose anticipation and excitement towards impending parenthood is tinged with a myriad of worries, apprehension and self-doubt. They say everyone experiences it, but when I see other women who are absolutely blissful and happy-go-lucky about their pregnancies, I can’t help but feel a little guilty.
Anyway, the movie was sweet and endearing — thank you Megumi for telling us about it! 🙂
Scott
January 31, 2011 @ 10:26 am
I am so excited for the puppies!
Misono
January 31, 2011 @ 7:16 pm
hahaha* If only newborns came out as cute as puppies…
hyo
January 31, 2011 @ 9:48 pm
Yeah, they look kinda funny in the beginning but you’ll still swoon for your little one from the get-go! Give them a week or two and the cuteness really starts coming in. For me, they’re always cute because they’re so miniature.. lol 🙂
Misono
February 1, 2011 @ 7:58 pm
haha* I hope so! 🙂
I rarely think newborns are very cute… but maybe it’ll be different with my own!
hyo
January 31, 2011 @ 9:46 pm
what puppies? ;P
hyo
January 31, 2011 @ 10:38 am
looking good! can’t meet the squash baby (by then, maybe a large, oblong watermelon baby?) 🙂
Misono
January 31, 2011 @ 7:19 pm
Yup, she’ll be a watermelon at full term!
Not looking forward to how heavy and ginormous my belly’s going to be then…. 🙁
hyo
January 31, 2011 @ 9:49 pm
Indeed, just one aspect of the labor of love! Breastfeeding will help with all that later on 🙂
Megumi
January 31, 2011 @ 10:53 am
yay!!!
Misono
January 31, 2011 @ 7:16 pm
We miss you!!!
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